A game room security guard was shot and injured Thursday afternoon in the 10900 block of Bissonnet, near Wilcrest.

A game room security guard was shot and injured Thursday afternoon in the 10900 block of Bissonnet, near Wilcrest.

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Officers investigate at the scene.

Officers investigate at the scene.

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The victim was shot in the head.

The victim was shot in the head.

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Officers investigate.

Officers investigate.

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The security guard's firearm may have been removed during the attack.

The security guard's firearm may have been removed during the attack.

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Game room guard shot in head during robbery

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A game room security guard was shot and critically injured Thursday during what police believe was a robbery at a southwest Houston business, authorities said.

The security guard, believed to be in his 50s, was shot in the head and taken to an area hospital, where he is in serious condition, said Josh Horn, a Houston Police Department homicide division investigator.

The guard was shot at about 12:30 p.m. at the business in the 10900 block of Bissonnet, near Wilcrest.

Details of the shooting have not been released by late Thursday.

Horn said money was taken from the business and the motive appeared to be robbery.